The Departed TV Series In Development
Updated : August 24, 2016 10:13 AM IST
The blockbuster 2006 film ‘The Departed’ featured Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin and Jack Nicholson. The movie was directed by Martin Scorsese and now Variety has reported that the movie is being rebooted into a TV series. The pilot episode will be penned by Jason Richman.
The show will be set in present-day Chicago and will follow two embattled moles. It will feature a young cop who tries to infiltrate a Latino gang by going undercover, with one of the members of the gang infiltrating the police department as well. The show will have a gritty, ethnic drug gang backdrop, retaining the feel from the original film.
The 2006 film was lauded by the audience and critics and won four Academy Awards including Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Director. It earned more than $289 million worldwide. ‘The Departed’ TV show will be developed by Amazon and Warner Bros. Television.
Source: richardcrouse.ca